{"id":94664,"date":"2026-02-26T02:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedperspectives.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=94664"},"modified":"2026-02-26T02:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T07:52:41","slug":"mcmaster-study-finds-5-to-1-ratio-of-male-to-female-opinion","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/informedperspectives.org\/fr\/research\/mcmaster-study-finds-5-to-1-ratio-of-male-to-female-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"McMaster study finds 5 to 1 ratio of male to female opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another recent study of commentary pieces in Canada\u2019s two major English-language newspapers also shows that women\u2019s authorship remains at 1\/5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;the level of men\u2019s, and remains largely absent from newspapers\u2019 traditional \u201chard news\u201d issues of politics, economics, and current events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Marinelli and Philip Savage of McMaster University analyzed a random sample of 80 opinion-editorials in 2009 from&nbsp;<em>The Globe and Mail<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>The Toronto Star,&nbsp;<\/em>examining not only the gender of op-ed authorship, but also the issues addressed, and authors\u2019 professions. The 80-20% gender split was consistent in both papers and similar to the findings of a recent US study conducted by&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theopedproject.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=817&amp;Itemid=149\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Op Ed Project<\/a>, which has recently updated this research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately 75% of the subjects addressed in the Canadian sample were in \u201chard news\u201d areas of politics (40%), economics (15%), and foreign and national affairs (10% each). The remaining 25% was split among traditional soft news subjects such as social issues, health care, culture and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas women comprised 20% of total Op-ed authorship, in the \u201chard news\u201d subject areas their proportion of authorship dropped by half to 10%, with men writing 90% of all commentary on politics, national and international affairs, and business\/economics. By contrast in the softer subject areas (which represented a smaller proportion of total op-eds published \u2013 about one-quarter) female authorship rose to 35%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hypothesizing that profession would be a key indicator for confidence in writing for the op-ed pages, the study found a substantial number of media professionals on the op-ed pages, including 47.5% of male authors and the majority (73%) of female authors. Among the other 27% of female authors, there were no female politicians or academics, whereas 21% of male authors were academics and 15% were politicians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another recent study of commentary pieces in Canada\u2019s two major English-language newspapers also shows that women\u2019s authorship remains at 1\/5th&nbsp;the level of men\u2019s, and remains largely absent from newspapers\u2019 traditional \u201chard news\u201d issues of politics, economics, and current events. 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